Inches network to left, boosts self

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In taking on Fox favorite Newt Gingrich, Megyn Kelly has staked out new ground for the hard-right network — and propelled her own career in the process.

The popular news host’s dramatic on-air confrontation with the former House speaker — a Trump surrogate — went viral and positioned Kelly as an independent voice on Fox and a hero among women.

It comes as Kelly, who has famously tangled with Trump himself, is reportedly demanding a new contract that would pay her more than $20 million per year amid speculation she could bolt Fox for another network.

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